Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Revolutionary Records of the State of Georgia, Vol. 1: Introductory Remarks, Miscellaneous Papers, Council of Safety, Provincial Congress, Constitution of 1777, Confiscation and Banishment, Sales of Confiscated Estates, 1769 to 1782; Compiled and Published Under Authority of the Legislature
Several causes conspired to bring about this ever to be regretted loss of important records and documents. First of all, when, in December, 1778, Savannah, the seat of government, was captured by the British, all the records of the state made prior to that time were also captured and either carried away or destroyed, except a few relating to the Office of the Secretary of State, which were saved only by the vigilance of the incum bent of the office, John Milton, who, disregarding the orders of Governor Houstoun, conveyed his records first to Charleston and then, when that city was threat ened, to Newbern, North Carolina, and, finally, when that state was invaded by the enemy, to Annapolis, where they remained till after the close of the war.
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